On December 17, HB Entertainment confirmed that the personal Instagram account of Jo Byung Kyu has been hacked.

The agency said, "Actor Jo Byung Kyu's Instagram account has been hacked, and the recent posts and follows of this account are a result of the hacker's doing. We have since requested the account's retrieval with the SNS company. We hope that there will be no more damages done until the account is retrieved. We feel unfortunate that such an incident caused fans concerns, and we will do our best to retrieve the account as soon as possible."

Meanwhile, Jo Byung Kyu is currently starring as the male lead of OCN's ongoing series,' The Uncanny Counter'.

Based on a webtoon, “The Uncanny Counter” is about demon hunters called “counters” who disguise themselves as employees of a noodle restaurant and hunt down demons who have come to Earth in pursuit of eternal life. The drama stars Jo Byung Kyu, Yoo Joon Sang, Gugudan’s Kim Sejeong, and Yeom Hye Ran and recently made history after recording the highest ratings in OCN history.

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